(0Day) Autodesk Design Review DWFX File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Autodesk Design Review. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DWFX files. Crafted data in a DWFX file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Additional Details
This vulnerability is being disclosed publicly without a patch in accordance with the ZDI 120 day deadline.
01/29/21 - ZDI reported the vulnerabilities to the vendor
02/02/21 - The vendor confirmed receipt of the reports
05/17/21 - The vendor requested an extension until 06/18/2021
05/20/21 - ZDI agreed to an extension until 06/18/2021
06/04/21 - The vendor confirmed that the advisory would be published by 06/18/2021
06/18/21 - ZDI requested the advisory link
06/18/21 - The vendor communicated that the issues couldn’t be fixed due to external dependency to a library
06/21/21 - ZDI notified the vendor of the intention to publish these reports as a 0-day advisories on 06/29/21
-- Mitigation:
Given the nature of the vulnerability the only salient mitigation strategy is to restrict interaction with the application.
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0004
Disclosure Timeline
- 2021-01-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2021-07-05 - Coordinated public release of advisory
- 2022-01-21 - Advisory Updated
Credit
Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
